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payware

payware noun: software for which a payment is required.

Noun

payware (uncountable)

  1. (informal) Software for which a payment is required.
    Synonyms:
    buyware, costware

Synonyms of payware

Antonyms

Origin of payware

From pay + -ware.

Questions about payware

What does payware mean?
Payware means software for which a payment is required.
What part of speech is payware?
Payware is a noun.

Words near payware in the dictionary

  1. PAYU
  2. paywall
  3. paywalled
  4. paywalling
  5. paywalls
  6. payware
  7. payyetan
  8. payyetanim
  9. Payyoli
  10. Payzawat
  11. Payziwat

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